Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-09-29

at Black were the acknowledgements persons
from this point: Miss Fanny League anl
Mr.. Benjamin Midyett; Miss Eliza Love
and Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Bryan.
DR.. Waller Parker, Sr., passed through
here recently, en-route to Bergman, Mo.
| Messrs. Chas. and VIM. FL. Yount have re.
turned from their trip to Howell county,
Mo. They are well pleased with land and
suitable location and intends removing
thither shortly.
| have been informed that Mr. Christopher
| Bryan expects removing to the same locality
ere long.
| Mr.. Jas. NJ. Lucas has bought fine colt
from Marion Payne, Esq.
| Mr.. Edward Payne, Jr., has returned from
Iron Mountain, where he was employed for
some time.
Mr.. &. W...McMurtrey, of Council Bluffs,
| (this county, dined with US on Sunday, 18th
inst.
Iwould say to ''Tobias" in answer to bis
thoughts on my questions regarding drouths
that am as ardent believer in deep plow-
ing and early planting as he and that my
corn is quite good consi lering the damages
inflicted by chinchbugs and drolth; but If
have been rightly informed, "Toniasn and
many others south of US and north of Edge
Hill, were favored by heavy rains almost or
quite every week during the period Of our
greatest suffering from dearth of rain.
The very fact that within u few miles of us
there are favored streaks or belts of country
that both last year and this were blessed by
abundant-in some instances even SUPER
abundant-rains, while We and others for
some considerable distance in other direc-
tions than those residing in the favored
regions, found to their dismay that they had
toiled in vain. caused me to ask the questions
concerning drouths. did not think of such
thing as offering stay or prevention of the
drouth; but I did hope that some of your
MANY thinking readers would be able to offer
more satisfactory reasons than those pub
lished so far for the prevalence of more
severe and long continued drouths in one
locality or neighborhood than occurred in
those Immediately adjoining or separated
from each by but few miles at most. Re-
garding the remarks of ''Tobias" on the
cheat question 1 can say nothing that would
enlighten him or those who take his view of
the subject, further than I have already
written heretofore. I feared when asked
the cheat question, that we would all be
forced 10 leave it where we found it,and so it
is; but I trust no harm has been done; I
asked the questions regarding both cheat
and drouths for the sake of gaining inform
alton, and not through love of, or desire
for, disputatfon or controversy. Regarding
Mr.. j. L. Midyett, 1 am glad to be able to
say that l have several times enjoyed both
his hospitality and conversation, and that
telligent citizens.
While on business near Belgrade recently
/ passed the night with Mr.. William B. RAM
sey and family. Found Mr.. Ramsey busily
engaged delivering the last of over 500 BUSH
els of wheat that he sold to the Arcadia VAL
ley Milling Company. His entire crop of
wheat amounted to over 900 bushels. Last
year he sowed to wheat 60 acres-instead of
45 acres, as enormously stated in a commu-
nication of recent date. While Mr.. r. is
one of Washington county's best farmers no
little portion Of his prosperity is due to his
lady, who is a true help-meet to him, being
an agreeable as we'll as wide-awake neat
house-keeper and a model dairy woman.
During the past year she sold from five cows
butter to the amount of SOL. o5, besides sup
plying the family with butter; she has for
several years past had regular customers in
st. Louis, Caledonia and at other points who
pay her the highest market price for her |
butter at all times.
Our teacher is named Miss Fannie League, |
not Miss Logan, as one of your correspen- |
dents stated in one of his recent letters to the
REGISTER. E. |
September Goth, 1887.